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Anybody noticed when scientists are looking for intelligent life they always point their antennas *away* from earth?

No? Oh, ok.

#society #wtf #dosomething

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In the early 16th century, the Papal States were engaged in three wars and Pope Julius II was called the “Warrior Pope”.

Nowadays, most people assume the Vatican has no offensive capabilities, but in fact it has a huge stockpile of missals.

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Stewart Lee on typically excoriating form about "T-shirtGate", as absolutely no one is calling it.

thenerve.news/p/stewart-lee-co…

#UKPolitics

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What's wrong with the snippet below from the Guardian's Business section?

Rising house prices are not 'growth' it is asset price inflation... to be fair the Guardian is certainly not the only media organisation miss-representing inflation in house prices, but I've not mentioned it for a while...

House price inflation should be presented as a problem (given the housing crisis) not as 'growth', as if it was a good thing.

RISING HOUSING PRICES ARE INFLATION!

#housing #politics #media

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If anyone would like to see a very short video of a dog using their tail as a rotor blade, this is your lucky day.
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The french fries probably originated from Spain some 400 years ago.
Fish and chips are a kind of food that was introduced in England by immigrants.
And the Spanish paella emerged from the Muslims who began rice cultivation in what is today called as “Spain”.

Look at the evolution of the popular Chicken Tikka Masala (Wikipedia):

Evolution of chicken tikka masala as a multicultural British dish.[41][4] Chicken tikka was created in Mughal India using Persian marinading of meat in yoghurt and Central Asian tandoor roasting with Indian spices.[42] In 20th century Britain, a sauce was added to meet the British liking for gravy with meat.[12] The dish has evolved further to a taco filling in the US,[36] and to a pizza topping in India.[39] Tacos originated from Mexico.[43] Pizzas originated from Italy.[44]

Snippet from Culture Cancer - tromsite.com/2026/07/culture-c…

#culture #society #food #spain #india

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Under capitalism, it's very normal to let children go hungry, let banks force people out of their homes, let sick people die for lack of access to healthcare. But the idea that billionaires could just be a little less rich is considered radical and unhinged.

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Someone was arrested in Scotland yesterday for reading the poem "Don't mention the children" by professor of children's literature, Michael Rosen.

The West really doesn't want us to mention the children of Gaza that Israel has murdered and continues to murder.

#Poetry #Scotland #Gaza #Genocide #Palestine

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I love it:

> The Rebel County has a new taxi app.
> Owned by the drivers.
>
> Tap a Taxi is a driver-owned co-operative. No surge pricing, no hidden fees, just the meter price. Your fare stays with the driver.

tapataxi.ie

#TapATaxi #taxi #cooperative #ireland

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The tea-room crowd freezes in a taut, watchful silence. A waiter darts their eyes toward the louvered doors that promise the relative safety of the kitchen. My gran rests one hand on the counter, the fingers of the other twitching slightly near the bag at her hip. “I said” she states carefully “Put. Your. Purse. Away”

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